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has gloss | eng: The "Green man" is a figure associated with the Pyrotechnics Guild International (PGI). He appears on the guilds emblem and was selected from John Bates 1635 fireworks treatise, "The Second Booke", to symbolize the long tradition of using fireworks as an essential part of festivals and celebrations - at that time led by so-called "Green men" appointed to head processions with a "Fire Club" shooting sparks. They were called "Green men" because they clothed themselves with fresh leaves to protect themselves from sparks produced by their hand-held fireworks. |
lexicalization | eng: Green Man |
instance of | (noun) the craft of making fireworks pyrotechny, pyrotechnics |
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